# 阿彌陀佛
## Chinese

| | | phonetic | Buddha; Buddhism |
| trad. (阿彌陀佛) | trad. (阿彌陀佛) | 阿彌陀 | 佛 |
| simp. (阿弥陀佛) | simp. (阿弥陀佛) | 阿弥陀 | 佛 |
* 阿彌陀佛

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha, “limitless light”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Ēmítuófó, Āmítuófó
    (Zhuyin): ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄚ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / o$^1$ lei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ngo$^1$ mi to$^2$ fiit$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t / Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t
    (Hailu, HRS): o$^˖$ ni to fud$^ˋ$ / o$^˖$ mi to fud$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): O͘-mî-tô-hu̍t / O͘-mî-tô͘-hu̍t / O͘-mí-tô͘-hu̍t / A-mî-tô-hu̍t / A-mî-tô͘-hu̍t / O͘-bí-tô͘-hu̍t / O-bí-tô-hu̍t / O-mí-tô-hu̍t / O-mî-tô-hu̍t
    (Teochew, Peng'im): o$^1$ ni$^5$ to$^5$ hug$^8$ / o$^1$ ni$^5$ to$^3$ hug$^4$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$o-mi-du-veq / $^3$ou$_1$-mi$_2$-dou$_2$ $^8$veq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Ēmítuófó
*** Zhuyin: ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Emítuófó
*** Wade–Giles: O$^1$-mi$^2$-tʻo$^2$-fo$^2$
*** Yale: Ē-mí-twó-fwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Emitwofor
*** Palladius: Эмитофо (Emitofo)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Āmítuófó
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Amítuófó
*** Wade–Giles: A$^1$-mi$^2$-tʻo$^2$-fo$^2$
*** Yale: Ā-mí-twó-fwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Amitwofor
*** Palladius: Амитофо (Amitofo)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^6$ / o$^1$ lei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^6$
*** Yale: ō mèih tòh faht / ō nēi tòh faht / ō lèih tòh faht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: o$^1$ mei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^9$ / o$^1$ nei$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fat$^9$ / o$^1$ lei$^4$ to$^4$ fat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: o$^1$ méi$^4$ to$^4$ fed$^6$ / o$^1$ néi$^{4-1}$ to$^4$ fed$^6$ / o$^1$ léi$^4$ to$^4$ fed$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/, /ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ngo$^1$ mi to$^2$ fiit$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋo⁴² mi² tʰo²⁴ fɨt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ô-mì-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: o$^ˊ$ mi$^ˇ$ to$^ˇ$ fud / a$^ˊ$ mi$^ˇ$ to$^ˇ$ fud
*** Hagfa Pinyim: o$^1$ mi$^2$ to$^2$ fud$^6$ / a$^1$ mi$^2$ to$^2$ fud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /o²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ô-nî-thò-fu̍t / Â-mì-thò-fu̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: o$^ˊ$ ni$^ˊ$ to$^ˇ$ fud / a$^ˊ$ mi$^ˇ$ to$^ˇ$ fud
*** Hagfa Pinyim: o$^1$ ni$^1$ to$^2$ fud$^6$ / a$^1$ mi$^2$ to$^2$ fud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/, /a²⁴ mi¹¹ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: o$^˖$ ni to fud$^ˋ$ / o$^˖$ mi to fud$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /o³³ ni⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵ fut²/, /o³³ mi⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵ fut²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ŏ̤-mì-tò̤-hŭk
*** Sinological IPA : /o⁵⁵ mi⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ $^{(tʰ-)}$lo⁵³⁻³³ $^{(h-)}$uʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mî-tô-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: Oo-mî-tô-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: omi'doi'hut
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mî-tô͘-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: Oo-mî-tôo-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: omi'do'hut
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-mí-tô͘-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: Oo-mí-tôo-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: omy'do'hut
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ mĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-mî-tô-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: A-mî-tô-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ami'doi'hut
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-mî-tô͘-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: A-mî-tôo-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ami'do'hut
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-bí-tô͘-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: Oo-bí-tôo-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: o'by'do'hut
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-bí-tô-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: O-bí-tô-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oi'by'doi'hut
*** IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-mí-tô-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: O-mí-tô-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oimy'doi'hut
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-mî-tô-hu̍t
*** Tâi-lô: O-mî-tô-hu̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oimi'doi'hut
*** IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: o$^1$ ni$^5$ to$^5$ hug$^8$ / o$^1$ ni$^5$ to$^3$ hug$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: o nî thô hu̍k / o nî thò huk
*** Sinological IPA : /o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huk̚⁴/, /o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$o-mi-du-veq
*** MiniDict: o$^平$ mi du veh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$o-mi-du-veq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /o⁵⁵ mi³³ du³³ vəʔ²¹/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^3$ou$_1$-mi$_2$-dou$_2$ $^8$veq
*** MiniDict: ou$^平$ mi$^平$ dou$^平$ veh$^入$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /əu⁵² mi¹¹ dəu vəʔ²³/
* Middle Chinese: 'a mjie da bjut
Rime :
| Character | 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 明 (4) | 定 (7) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 支 (11) | 歌 (94) | 物 (60) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III | I | III |
| Fanqie | 烏何切 | 武移切 | 徒河切 | 符弗切 |
| Baxter | 'a | mjie | da | bjut |
| Reconstructions |||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔɑ/ | /miᴇ/ | /dɑ/ | /bɨut̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔɑ/ | /miɛ/ | /dɑ/ | /biut̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɑ/ | /mjɛ/ | /dɑ/ | /biuət̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔa/ | /miə̆/ | /da/ | /but̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔɑ/ | /mie/ | /dɑ/ | /biuət̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɑ/ | /mǐe/ | /dɑ/ | /bĭuət̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔɑ/ | /mie̯/ | /dʱɑ/ | /bʱi̯uət̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ē | mí | tuó | fú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | o$^1$ | mei$^4$ | to$^4$ | fat$^6$ |

### Proper noun

阿彌陀佛
* (Buddhism) Amitābha
    Synonyms: 無量光佛 / 无量光佛, 無量壽佛 / 无量寿佛

#### Derived terms

* 南無阿彌陀佛 / 南无阿弥陀佛

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Amidabutsu)
* → Korean: 아미타불(阿彌陀佛) (Amitabul)
* → Vietnamese: A Di Đà Phật (阿彌陀佛)

### Interjection

阿彌陀佛
* (Buddhism) An expression for praying to Buddha for protection or thanksgiving.
* (Buddhism) A greeting used when meeting Buddhist monks or nuns, and by Buddhist monks and nuns when meeting people.
* (Cantonese) God bless you

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |
| あ Jinmeiyō | み Jinmeiyō | だ Jinmeiyō | ぶつ Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||||
For pronunciation and definitions of 阿彌陀佛 – see the following entry. :
| 【阿弥陀仏あみだぶつ】 | [proper noun] Amitābha Alternative spellings あみだぼとけ, あみだぶ, あみだほとけ |
(This term, 阿彌陀佛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |

### Proper noun

阿彌陀佛 • (Amitabul) (hangeul 아미타불)
* hanja form of 아미타불 (“Amitābha”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 阿 | 彌 | 陀 | 佛 |

### Proper noun

阿彌陀佛
* chữ Hán form of A Di Đà Phật (“Amitābha Buddha”).

### Phrase

阿彌陀佛
* chữ Hán form of A Di Đà Phật (“Clipping of 南無阿彌陀佛 (Nam mô A Di Đà Phật).”).